Scathing | Socialist Action 1983

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government 1n almost every struggle today are also the same. They are to attempt heads of the militants, and over the over the heads of the union leadership, to appeal directly to the rank file. This is the government's policy in trying to create the "back to work' movement in the pits. It is its aim holding the ballot at Tilbury. The new Hasn't he already been awarded the No, no, it h was the Gol Badge of.

You're being sarcastic, arent Similarly the left has a base in unions such as the NUM, NUR, and ASLEF, effectively organised across unions to take the fight into right controlled strong or the ISTC Neither of the main bodies that The paucity of the contributions to this collection is a little embarrassing....

My heart

bleeds.

such as September, callul During vIous lilal for dues....

In short the right wing retains its grip on the TU( but under greater pressure than before from the left. The vital task of lne next year is lo starl le organise that left at every level of the trade unior movement. The next stag in the tight is to link tha left with the fights which are going 10 take place at next month's Labour Party conference.

#68 9.84 Certain civil servants at GcHQ did ofter what was once their union I hate to admit this but I've forgotten who we're talking about..

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Socialist Action 14 September 1984

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Red Badge of Courage?